Chergach is an H5 ordinary chondrite that fell in the Timbuktu district of Mali. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 94), the meteorites fell the 2nd or 3rd of July, 2007. The fall was witnessed by nomads, who reported seeing a smoke cloud and hearing several detonations during the day. Approximately 100 kg of material…

Over 330 kg (727 lbs) of this eucrite (achondrite) fell in a shower of stones over Millbillillie and Jundee Stations, Wiluna district, Western Australia, in October of 1960. Amazingly, despite the fall being observed by station workers, the first of these meteorites was not collected until 1970. Eucrites are the most common type of achondrite…

September’s Meteorite of the Month is Bells, a C2-ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite that fell near Bells, Texas, September 9th of 1961. In his 1963 article “The Bells, Texas, Meteorite” (Meteoritics. 2:1, p.67), Oscar E. Monnig describes the fall: "A detonating fireball, September 9, 1961, over northeast Texas resulted in a fall of meteorites. By a prompt…

Acapulco fell in El Quemado Colony, just outside Acapulco, Mexico, August 11th of 1976. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 55), the finder’s account is that “the bolide followed a west to east trajectory, producing a buzz similar to that of a small aeroplane and an impact like that of a cannon ball. It landed…

Chela is an ordinary chondrite (H5) that fell in the Kahama district of Tanzania around noon on July 12th, 1988. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 68), locals were alerted to the fall by a loud noise and detonations. They collected several of the fallen stones, and some were sent to the police and to…